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For less than $100, get a CAD GXL2400. It's a decent mic. Then tweak it with EQ. Tweak everything for that matter. The whole mic question thing is completely irrelevant if you can digitally 'massage' the source. Nothing is better - only different.

The BX5's are good - adding the SBX subwoofer make's for a excellent sounding system for the money.

I bought them and believe they are the best investment I made in my studio - above and beyond any mic or processor. Plus, Ethan is great to work with.

I'm just curious if anyone has used this unit and, if so, what was it used for and how did it work out?

Another vote for the Sony 7506.

wheelema - in that you're in southern Cailfornia, you may want to check out James Alburger's stuff at http://voiceacting.com/ He is putting on a seminar in February in San Diego about setting up a home studio for voice work. Can't comment on the quality of his seminars. I read his book and it...

For VO work, check out the Symetrix 528e. It's got the mic pre, compression and EQ. I know several people who do VO work that swear by them. It will run you about $500 (www.bswusa.com). The SM7b is a solid mike for VO. Another choice for mic pre / signal processing is the Focusrite...

Mercenary has them listed. http://www.mercenary.com/kuruandma.html

What do you want to record? I didn't see music on your list of interests, but I did see three things that really connect - writing, acting, and home recording. Ever consider audiobooks - recording what you write, or doing narration work? If you can deliver lines without sounding...

The Sennheiser 416 is often mentioned as a voice over mic, used also in film and video production. It's a short shotgun condensor. And here's a link to an anti-416 article. http://www.coreyburton.com/sennheiser.html

The advice on the sound card is right on. A good quiet room to record is next. And as far as a mic goes, when I started out doing VO's, I managed to pick up quite a bit of work using simply a CAD GXL2400 which runs about $80. It can be a bit crispy, but it's a good little mic for the money...

I compared a John Hardy M1 to my VoiceMaster Pro and I got to say, it's pretty darn sweet. I do voicework, too. The VM appeared crispier with my voice, the Hardy just sounded right. I found I don't use the bells and whistles on the VoiceMaster anyway, just the pre and some gating. I like the...

Or, Amazon.com. Amazon lists FullCompass stuff, but display the price. Full Compass lists the MSRP on their site but want you to call for their sales price. An aside on this, I just picked up a Shure SM7 for $313. They seem to have excellent prices.

Just to throw this in as far as covering the basics: do you have a quiet room? Will the PC be in the room where you record? There's a possibilty of picking up PC fan noise (or other environmental noises). And will you be reading for personal use or will this be a commercial venture? If for...

Thanks. One more question - what's considered extreme?

I'm curious as to why, when recording a mono mic feed (voice only - speech), the wave form runs hotter on the top portion of the level than on the bottom. For example why is the wave registering from Inf to -6 db on the top half (on the average) but only Inf to -12 on the bottom portion of the...

2 and 6. I liked the depth on the bottom on number 2 and the overall sound of 6.

For straight voice work, the CAD GXL2400 works well. I did a comparison of several mics, including the GXL2400. http://www.anthonymedia.com/booth/mics_compared.htm I like the 2400 for commercial voice work that requires voice over music/efx. It doesn't seem to react to proximity as much as...

I've been reading that Neumann introduced a new line of mics and the BCM104 is the first in that line. Has anyone any experience with the mic? If so, how did it go?

Check out the CAD Global Audio GXL2400, too. About $80.